Information
- Submitted by: Environment Resources Management
- Topic: Gender equality and women's empowerment
- Keywords: gender, equality, empowerment, business
- Location: Global organisational commitment
- Date of completion: 2014-08-01
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Deliverables & Resources
Implement UN Women's Empowerment Principles
Partner(s)
Environmental Resources Management (ERM)
Description/achievement of initiative
Greater gender equality within our global organisation, and through our supply chain. Also the opportunity to influence our clients in our role as global sustainability consultants
Implementation methodologies
ERM's Sustainability Advisory Committee has established a Diversity Awareness Initiative, which will include an action plan to implement the WEP throughout the global organisation in 40 offices and 140 countries. KPIs and targets have been established as part of our sustainability program, which includes those relating to gender equality. We are also reporting to GRI requirements on gender as part of our sustainability reporting.
Deliverables
| Deliverable | Date |
| WEP Action plan developed | 2012 |
| Diversity Awareness Initiative implemented | 2012 |
| Reporting on KPIs and targets relating to progress on gender equality | 2013 |
Resources
| Type | Details |
| Staff / Technical expertise | Diversity Awareness task force, HR specialists across the globe implement program |
| In-kind contribution | support of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Environment Program |
| Other, please specify | program costs, once initiative finalised |